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  • Ante Up by Christina C. Jones

    Ante Up by Christina C. Jones

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I know exactly why it turns you on…because you’re messed up too. Asha’s life is no fairytale, by any stretch of the imagination. There was no kind, generous father to care for and protect her from the Vegas that exists beyond the glitz and glamour of The Strip. No wise, doting mother to look over and guide her, passing down essential lessons and leading her to the right path...
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    crime  female-mc  poc-mc  steamy  suspense  adult  audiobook  black-mc
  • Widow's Undoing by L. Wilder

    Widow's Undoing by L. Wilder

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Frankie Sullivan was everything I wasn’t.She was good, beautiful and strong.She hadn’t let her past break her. She’d held on to the hope for a better tomorrow, not only for herself but for her two boys.She was a woman who wanted...who deserved more. I wasn’t a man who could give more.I was cold, broken and full of rage. My past had broken me.I never allowed anyone get too close...
  • Sinful Redemption by Asia Monique

    Sinful Redemption by Asia Monique

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Luca Moretti My family was my driving force.Everything I did was to uphold the Moretti name, to prove to my father that he could step down in peace.But I was hiding my true nature behind an easy smile and forced control.Then, I met her and she wanted me whole, not part of me, but all of me.Galina Whitlock hadn’t been what I was searching for, but she was the redemption I never knew I needed...
  • A Very Naughty MC Christmas by L. Wilder, Jordan Marie

    A Very Naughty MC Christmas by L. Wilder, Jordan Marie

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Tis the season for an MC Christmas.10 steamy stories sure to make the naughty list this year...
  • Prospect: Satan's Fury MC-Memphis by L. Wilder

    Prospect: Satan's Fury MC-Memphis by L. Wilder

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She was a distraction I didn't know I needed.  Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling Author L. Wilder brings readers a new installment in the Satan's Fury MC- Memphis series.  I'd come to a point in my life where I no longer gave a damn about anything. Hell, things had gotten so bad I didn't even care if I was alive or dead...
  • Slaying The Dragon by T.K. Leigh

    Slaying The Dragon by T.K. Leigh

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    THIS IS THE SECOND BOOK IN A TWO-BOOK DUET. IF YOU HAVE NOT YET READ CHASING THE DRAGON, PLEASE START THERE. RECOMMENDED FOR AGES 18 & UP DUE TO STRONG LANGUAGE, EXPLICIT SEXUAL SITUATIONS, AND VIOLENCE. I should have resisted him, but I couldn’t. My addiction to him was all-consuming, the high from his touch unlike any other...
  • In This Moment by K. Lashaun

    In This Moment by K. Lashaun

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Love, in all its forms, is a foreign concept to Garryn Taylor.After being let down one too many times by nearly every person in her life, she’s sworn off the elusive emotion to focus solely on her career...
  • Mister Librarian by B. Love

    Mister Librarian by B. Love

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Honey Williams doesn’t trust men. Between her father and last lover, a part of her struggles with resenting the entire species. She’s spent the past six months hidden in the safety of her parents’ home hoping her kind heart will never be the cause of pain and misfortune again. That seems possible until a cranky client causes chaos… which leads to her meeting Mr. Librarian...
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    female-mc  poc-mc  steamy  adult  black-mc  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Dream by Keisha Ervin

    Dream by Keisha Ervin

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Older, wiser and a li’l more heartless India Black is existing, but she isn’t living. After the tragic death of her first love, she’s been financially cut off by her mother and making it on her own in Philly. Full-time college student by day and bottle girl at a popular strip club by night, India is trying her best to make ends meet but barely getting by...
  • Desired Too by S.K. Lessly

    Desired Too by S.K. Lessly

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Angel and Raquel possess two very strong personalities separately. They are alphas to the core. The problem comes when these two fire-filled individuals come together. One needs to be in control while the other refuses to be controlled. Angel Leonetti, the complete Alpha Male “Let me first address this ‘using you’ shit that you mentioned...
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    crime  female-mc  poc-mc  steamy  suspense  adult  alpha-mc  black-mc
  • My Best Friend's Wish by Blue Saffire

    My Best Friend's Wish by Blue Saffire

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Dario When I was younger, I believe I heard something I shouldn’t have. After what I overheard, I don’t believe our mother just up and left us. I was a kid. I didn’t have money, power, or respect to get the answers I needed back then. Not until now. I’m being promoted in the family and I’ll have all the power I need...
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    crime  poc-mc  steamy  suspense  adult  black-mc  book  contemporary
  • Alexandr's Cherished Submissive by Ann Mayburn

    Alexandr's Cherished Submissive by Ann Mayburn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    7 years ago From the moment Alexandr Novikov met the young auburn haired woman bartending at her uncle’s pub in Ireland, he’d been fascinated by her delicate beauty and fiery spirit. Unfortunately, he is in no position to offer her the kind of safe, normal life she deserves so he attempts to put her from his mind for her own good...
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    crime  poc-mc  steamy  suspense  adult  alpha-mc  audiobook  book
  • Ruined With You by J. Kenner

    Ruined With You by J. Kenner

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When her high maintenance boss is assaulted, manager Xena Morgan contacts the only person who can help—the sexy, arrogant, incredibly capable Stark Security agent Liam Foster. The former vigilante takes every case personally, and he's determined to find answers—particularly since he thought he'd cleared this threat already...
  • Venom's Prize by E.C. Land

    Venom's Prize by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    VenomVenom runs through my veins the same way ice freezes to the midst of winter. I’m not a man to be crossed, nor one to be played with.Danger comes swirling around the club and I do what it takes to keep the targets off my brother’s backs. I’ve killed in war and I have no problem doing it again, whenever the day might come...
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    crime  steamy  suspense  adult  biker  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Reveal Me, Sir by Laylah Roberts

    Reveal Me, Sir by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    All she wanted was a quiet life… Ria is a magnet for trouble. She’s on the run, living a secret life. She’s being blackmailed by an asshole. And she’s pretty certain the newest Dom at Club Indulgence is a thief, a private investigator or a cop. She’s not sure which is worse. And that is exactly why she should stay away from him...
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    crime  steamy  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  humor
  • Murphy by L. Wilder

    Murphy by L. Wilder

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Some rules are meant to be broken. New York Times and USA Today Best Seller L. Wilder brings readers a new addition to the Satan's Fury Memphis series. Murphy's Law- Anything that can go wrong will go wrong. As Satan's Fury's sergeant-at-arms, it was my job to stay one step ahead. It was up to me to make sure the club was ready when things went awry...
  • O Christmas Knight by Em Petrova

    O Christmas Knight by Em Petrova

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Tyler Knight, younger sister of the famed brothers who make up the Knight Ops team, ran off and joined the Marines, demanding to be treated as one of the guys and given all the accolades that have her big brothers thumping their chests daily. So a dark mission to clear a Middle Eastern village of a threat finally rewards her with the guts and glory she asked for...
  • Patriot by Em Petrova

    Patriot by Em Petrova

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A biker in trouble. A woman who doesn’t run from it.Logan, aka Patriot, earned his nickname by fighting for the underdog. Only this time he’s the one being crushed under the weight of injustice when his club comes under fire with the law...
  • His to Protect by Em Petrova

    His to Protect by Em Petrova

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Some things just can’t be ignored…and an attraction this powerful is one of them.Bodyguard and special intelligence mastermind Bodhi North has been called a lot of things—pretty-boy, surfer dude and even hippie, but he considers himself more of a tech nerd than anything else...
  • Mine by Ivy Nelson

    Mine by Ivy Nelson

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Hunter Novak is on a quest to tear everything away from the people who abandoned him and make it his own. His thirst for retribution has landed him at the top of his game. He is a God in Las Vegas and around the world. But it's not enough. There's still one more piece of real estate and power he's after and he gave pop-star Skylar Cameron her career to get it...
  • Savage Pawn by Em Petrova

    Savage Pawn by Em Petrova

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She’s smart enough to know better, except when it comes to the SEAL trying to hack her heart. SEAL Team Blackout Special Operator Drew Gunnison’s motto of duty, honor and integrity fit right in when given missions most special forces fail at...
  • After MidKnight by Em Petrova

    After MidKnight by Em Petrova

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    At the tender age of seventeen, Roades Knight was caught eloping. His parents put a swift end to that, and Roades was forced to break ties with the young Puerto Rican beauty. Five years later, he’s a member of the elite Knight Ops team and his family is once again disappointed in his behavior, after he’s muddled up a mission...
  • The Coast Road Home by Vickie McKeehan

    The Coast Road Home by Vickie McKeehan

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Three years ago, it was a beautiful March Saturday in New Glarus, Wisconsin. The sun was out. The day, a chilly prelude to spring. Divorced mom, Marley Lennox, wanted nothing more than to spend time with her two kids at the family farm, a peaceful setting outside town. They’d all been looking forward to helping tend to the newborn calf and spending a quiet weekend in the countryside...
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    suspense  crime  female-mc  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • Come Inside: a risqué novella by ShanicexLola

    Come Inside: a risqué novella by ShanicexLola

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    One steamy encounter.Two unforgettable nights entangled in each other.Three breathtaking farewell kisses...Forever. I knew I’d be yours forever...
  • Grim by Elizabeth Knox

    Grim by Elizabeth Knox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    GrimI screwed up, and boy did I screw up in a big way. I always tell people not to go for a ride when they’re pissed. Combine the anger with the slick roads and heavy rain. That’s what landed me in the hospital. Though, I was lucky. They told me the only thing I’d need to do is go for a few weeks of physical therapy and adjustments with a chiropractor. That’s where I met Natalie Benet...
    Categorized as:
    crime  poc-mc  steamy  suspense  action-adventure  adult  biker  book
  • Evasive by Travena Terry

    Evasive by Travena Terry

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Liquor, cigars, and luxury are synonymous for the name Charmain Wright. As the CEO of Wright Liquors, Charmain is no stranger to hard work and staying ahead of the latest acquisition. She has her eye on one of the most exclusive bars in town...
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    crime  female-mc  poc-mc  steamy  adult  black-mc  book  contemporary
  • Replacement: A Building 402 Novella by Alexandra Warren

    Replacement: A Building 402 Novella by Alexandra Warren

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Angelica Pearson is taking a serious break from dating. At least, she thought she was taking a serious break from dating until she comes face-to-face with the finest man she’s ever seen who also happens to be the new maintenance man in her building. Angie knows what she wants in a man...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  poc-mc  steamy  adult  black-mc  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Fearless by Maren Smith

    Fearless by Maren Smith

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He was the last thing she thought she needed, but she was everything he wanted. Abused and alone, Kitty had no idea how far she’d have to flee after she finally got the courage to run. She never would have guessed she’d end up halfway around the world, or in the home — much less the arms — of dominant Australian whip-master, Noah Carver...
    Categorized as:
    crime  female-mc  steamy  suspense  adult  billionaire  book  captivity
  • Oz (Marked Skulls MC) by Savannah Rylan

    Oz (Marked Skulls MC) by Savannah Rylan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I might not be a wizard, but I’ve got magic below the belt. When I see Kaya for the first time, I know I have to make her mine. She thinks she is nothing special, Just a waitress. But she has no idea how her curves make me feel. How bad I want to touch her skin. But she’s not safe with me. Not until I exterminate this threat. The Dark Legions are going down. For good this time...
  • Mafia Love by Khardine Gray

    Mafia Love by Khardine Gray

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From USA Today Bestselling author Khardine Gray comes a sexy, delightfully devilish, seductive Mafia Romance series. Immerse yourself in the conclusion of the alluring world of the ruthless and the dangerous.LucThe hour of reckoning was upon us…Amelia’s life was in danger.Amelia, my goddess. The time to watch the situation had long passed. Now, it was time to change things up...
  • Treachery's Devotion by Lila Dubois, Mari Carr

    Treachery's Devotion by Lila Dubois, Mari Carr

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A warrior with everything to prove. Tristan Knight has served the Admiral of England since he was a teenager. As a knight he has pledged his life to protect the Masters' Admiralty, and when he's assigned to escort an archaeologist on a research trip he knows the menial task is punishment for the failure of his last mission. A woman in a gilded cage...
  • Kingdom of Corruption by Annie Rose Welch, Bella Di Corte

    Kingdom of Corruption by Annie Rose Welch, Bella Di Corte

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Royal Organized Crime RomanceMy husband had been keeping a secret from me—a secret that would irrevocably change the course of our lives.He was the son of one of the most ruthless men alive, and an heir to the infamous Fausti crime family. They were beautiful, powerful, ruthless—royalty in their beloved Italy and beyond...
  • Protecting What's Mine by Janice M. Whiteaker

    Protecting What's Mine by Janice M. Whiteaker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    CookAll I want to do is have a life.Build a business.One that can take care of me and mine. And Carly is mine. Mine to touch. Mine to taste. Mine to protect. Doesn’t matter whose blood runs through her veins. But King’s after everything I have. Wants to take the first bit of happiness I’ve known. Thinks it belongs to him. It never did...
  • Not Until You Part VIII: Not Until You Love by Roni Loren

    Not Until You Part VIII: Not Until You Love by Roni Loren

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Boundaries will be crossed and souls laid bare as Foster and Cela discover if sizzling passion can ignite into something more in the breathtaking conclusion of Not Until You. When Cela walked into his life, scared, innocent, and seeking thrills beyond her wildest dreams, Foster never expected she could become the submissive he’s always desired...
    Categorized as:
    crime  female-mc  steamy  suspense  adult  alpha-mc  billionaire  book
  • Discreet by Nicole French

    Discreet by Nicole French

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Fitz Baker was the world’s biggest sex symbol. Until he disappeared. Fed up with the trappings of fame, he traded his world of Hollywood for a quiet life on Newman Lake. He was perfectly happy living as an island. Until he met her. Returning home with nothing but a failed music career, all Maggie Sharp wants is to rebuild her life...
  • Reagan's Redemption: Book Eight In The Bodyguards Of L.A. County Series by Cate Beauman

    Reagan's Redemption: Book Eight In The Bodyguards Of L.A. County Series by Cate Beauman

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Doctor Reagan Rosner loves her fast-paced life of practicing medicine in New York City’s busiest trauma center. Kind and confident, she’s taking her profession by storm—until a young girl’s accidental death leaves her shaken to her core...
  • Pure Pleasures by M.S. Parker

    Pure Pleasures by M.S. Parker

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I knew I'd done the right thing by leaving him. He deserved someone who could give him everything he wanted, and that couldn't be me. I'd been broken far too long. When twenty-two year-old Jenna Lang leave the man she loves because she can't give him children, she believes she's making the right choice. As much as it breaks her heart, she wants him to move on and be happy...
    Categorized as:
    crime  female-mc  steamy  suspense  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary
  • The Bookie by Renee Rose

    The Bookie by Renee Rose

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I BARGAINED WITH THE BRATVA--MY BROTHER’S LIFE FOR MY OWN.They offered me a deal: thirty nights for my brother's life.Thirty nights...with him. Nikolai Novikov.The charming but dangerous loanshark.He’s deceptively smooth. Sinfully handsome.Addictive, even.But it's only an illusion.I vow to give him nothing more than I promised,Yet he sees right through me...
    Categorized as:
    crime  poc-mc  steamy  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  dark
  • EROS by Stephanie Nicole Norris

    EROS by Stephanie Nicole Norris

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    They said my presence changed the atmosphere in any room I entered. According to my mother—it was in my name. According to my twin brother—it was in my soul. The truth could be found somewhere in between. I led with love in all of my endeavors...
  • First by Penelope Sky

    First by Penelope Sky

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Hades retired from the business. Now it’s just me. Look at me now...bitter...angry...depressed. I resent my former friend so much, even hate the guy, but I’ve never been the same since he refused to forgive me. I meet a woman. She’s like all the others...beautiful, interesting, good at the fun stuff, but I don’t feel anything...
  • Holding On: Ruthless Sinners MC by L. Wilder

    Holding On: Ruthless Sinners MC by L. Wilder

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Wall Street Journal and USA Today Best Seller L. Wilder invites you to meet the Ruthless Sinners MC--a group of bikers who will stop at nothing to claim the women they love. Get ready for a wild ride!  Shotgun: Over the years, I'd taken some pretty hard hits. Hell, some were hard enough to break a man, and they had damn near broken me...
  • Gambler's Longshot by Winter Travers

    Gambler's Longshot by Winter Travers

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Opposites attract, or so they say. With Gwen constantly throwing sass and questioning every word that comes out of Gambler’s mouth, Gambler and Gwen maybe the first couple to prove that saying wrong. All Gambler wants to do is keep Gwen safe. He never expected the unwanted attraction and the need to protect her. Gwen has learned the hard way that things are not always what they seem...
  • Legacy of the Seed by Erosa Knowles

    Legacy of the Seed by Erosa Knowles

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Business Owner Theo Barnes inherited millions of dollars, stocks, bonds, companies, real estate, and Beskytte Frøet from his grandfather. With a net worth of over a billion dollars, life should be sweet, right? That’s what Theo thought until he learned the same person who murdered his grandfather’s attorney plans to kill him and everyone he loves. It’s a short list...
  • Unleashing The Storm by Shay Rucker

    Unleashing The Storm by Shay Rucker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It all starts with a feeling. Something isn’t right – hasn’t been since love found its way inside Mama’s Brood – gets more wrong the moment Lucas ‘Big Country’ Beaumont is captivated by the raw sensuality of Stormy Redmond...
  • Die for Her by R.B. Hilliard

    Die for Her by R.B. Hilliard

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Arlan Steele has the weight of the world resting on his shoulders. As president of the Steele Raiders MC, he doesn’t have the time nor the desire to get tangled up in a relationship. But then a beautiful woman—one who has no idea who he really is—steps into his life and makes him want more.Luciana Ferina is not a risk-taker...
  • Toxin by Savannah Rylan

    Toxin by Savannah Rylan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She's the enemy. But she's hot AF. Natasha is off-limits. Little mafia princess type and honestly I want nothing to do with her. She's just leverage. Except that she's so beautiful I'm having trouble keeping my hands off of her. The club comes first. My d*ck second. My heart? This is a f*cking mess. Toxin is part of the new chapter of the Dead Souls MC...
  • Ghost by Kasey Krane, Savannah Rylan

    Ghost by Kasey Krane, Savannah Rylan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She's not like other girls.Mercy is smart, sophisticated, and out of my f*cking league.She was a nurse once, But money was tight and stripping was easier.Now that asshole, Eagle, wants her back with the Silver Knights.Oh hell no.I'm not letting go of Mercy.Not now.Not ever.Sure, we're opposites.But opposites attract.And I'll do anything to protect her...
    Categorized as:
    crime  steamy  suspense  adult  biker  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Sly by Savannah Rylan

    Sly by Savannah Rylan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I'm not supposed to love her.I didn't even try.When I met Tara I didn't know she was Chains' little sister.The cop who's investigating our club.She's not involved in any of this.She's the Juliet to my Romeo.And I'd do anything for her.But when the club decides to take down Skeleton once and for all,I know I can't put this innocent beauty in harm's way.Once he's dead?She's mine...
  • Diesel by Em Petrova

    Diesel by Em Petrova

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A woman in peril. A man willing to ride through the flames for her.Bad ass member of the Dark Falcons Motorcycle Club, Diesel, doesn’t think anything could be worse than the sweet and caring angel who tumbled into his life walking out on him—but he’s wrong. Learning she’s embroiled in a dark and criminal game and needs his help threatens to send him over the edge...
  • Black Light: Saved by Raisa Greywood

    Black Light: Saved by Raisa Greywood

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jafari’s little rabbit might try to run, but he’s going to catch her. No matter what.Kacy's past is dark and twisted, and it's coming back to haunt her. But she's not alone this time.Dominant and possessive, Jafari isn't going to let his favorite masochist run away again. He'll keep her tied up and begging for him while he slays her dragons, even if she insists she's no damsel in distress...
    Categorized as:
    crime  female-mc  poc-mc  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  dark
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